Richie Anderson (BBC personality)

Richie Anderson is a TV and radio personality who works for the BBC. He is a former Sunday League footballer who played for Coombs Wood F.C.

Anderson currently works as the morning travel presenter for BBC Radio 2,[1] having replaced Rachel Horne who moved to Virgin in January 2019. He presents his own show on BBC WM, on Saturdays. He also works as a reporter for The One Show.

Personal life

In 2018, Anderson came out as gay to his teammates after playing a game of football, as part of a film for BBC's The One Show, showing the pressures of homophobia in the sport.[2]

in 2020, Anderson along with fellow Radio 2 presenters Jo Whiley and Kate Bottley participated in three triathlons in three days to raise money for Sport Relief as part of their "DareToTri" campaign. [3]

References

Brown, Graham (15 January 2019). "The Black Country voice on Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Lewis Corner (23 January 2018). "Watch the moment BBC presenter Richie Anderson came out as gay to his football teammates". Gay Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
George Fenwick (2 March 2020). "Jo Whiley, Richie Anderson and Reverend Kate Bottley to undertake three triathlons for Sport Relief". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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[BBCR2_BCV-1] Brown, Graham (15 January 2019). "The Black Country voice on Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[2] Lewis Corner (23 January 2018). "Watch the moment BBC presenter Richie Anderson came out as gay to his football teammates". Gay Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[3] George Fenwick (2 March 2020). "Jo Whiley, Richie Anderson and Reverend Kate Bottley to undertake three triathlons for Sport Relief". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 March 2020.